To the Nile

Who wrote the poem, ''To the Nile''

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

• John Keats

• Johnson Agard

• Oscar Wilde

The poem, ''To the Nile'' is a 14 lined poem written in the Petrarchan style. What is this specific style of poetry called?

Identify the literary device in the line, ''SON of the old moon-mountains African''

What does the ''Pyramid'' and ''Crocodile'' symbolize? Select the most appropriate answer.

• Symbols of Africa

• Symbols of the ancient Nile river valley civilization

• The living and the non-living worlds

• The strength and valor of the River Nile.

Who is referred to as a ''Nurse''?

• River Nile

• People of the Nile River valley civilization

• The River God

What is the literary technique used in this line, '' Art thou so fruitful? or dost thou beguile''

'' 'twixt Cairo and Decan?'' means

• Alongside Cairo and Decan

• In between Cairo and Decan

• At Cairo and Decan

What is meant by ''dark fancies?''

What is interpreted through, ''our rivers''

Name two literary devices used in this line, ''And to the sea as happily dost haste.''